by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 18, 2014 | Commercial Mediation
Vermont Gas needs to build a pipeline. To accomplish this, they need to buy the right to build their pipeline across private property. And lots of it. What happens when a land owner doesn’t want to sell that right (or want to sell it at a price Vermont Gas is...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 23, 2014 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
It is not a very frequent occurrence that the New Jersey Supreme Court rules on a case involving mediation. But we have a major one here in NJ from 2013: Willingboro Mall, LTD. v. 240/242 Franklin Avenue, L.L.C. It is a landmark case for mediation and mediated...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 5, 2014 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
On Friday, June 6, 2014 I will be leading a panel and appearing on another panel at the annual ADR Day Conference run by ICLE and no-sponsored by NJAPM (I am the current President). The panel I will lead will discuss credentialing in the ADR fields (mediation,...
by Marvin Schuldiner | May 28, 2014 | Off Beat
About 5 years ago, I wrote about Carl Malamud, who was fighting a crusade to open source the law. His battle continues to this day and the details can be found in this new article from the American Bar Association.
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 9, 2014 | Commercial Mediation
Many people tend to think of divorces or lawsuits as a basis for mediation, but the reality is that any type of dispute can be mediated. A good example of this was a recent resolution of a dispute over development in Miami, FL on a parcel of land which contained...